The NFL released the entire 2013 regular season schedule on Thursday night. Here's the regular season schedule for the Oakland Raiders.

There's only one primetime appearance this season, and it comes early against the Denver Broncos in Week 3. They're one of the rare teams that have no games on NFL Network during the regular season, but the criteria of having every team on during Thursday night is extended into the Thanksgiving afternoon games. The Raiders play in Dallas against the Cowboys in a late afternoon tilt on Thanksgiving.

All three of Oakland's final games are against AFC West opponents, along with three of their first six games. The bye week falls on week seven.

Here's the full slate of games for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2013 season. The entire NFL regular season schedule was released on Thursday night, while the four pre-season games were announced earlier this month.

KPIX, San Francisco's CBS affiliate, will show three of the four preseason games with the third game against the Minnesota Vikings being nationally televised on NBC.

The 49ers have five primetime games during the regular season, the max amount of primetime games an NFL team can get per season. Three of the first five games will be at night with two on NBC Sunday Night Football and one on NFL Network Thursday Night Football. The later two will be on ESPN Monday Night Football.

Pre-Season

Week

Date

Team

Time (PT)

Network

1

Thursday, August 8

vs Denver Broncos

6:00

KPIX 5

2

Friday, August 16

at Kansas City Chiefs

5:00

KPIX 5

3

Sunday, August 25

vs Minnesota Vikings

5:00

NBC

4

Thursday, August 29

at San Diego Chargers

7:00

KPIX 5

All games will be replayed on NFL Network and available live and on-demand with NFL Preseason Live.

It looks to be a highly offensive series between the 3rd and 6th seeds in the first round of the NBA Western Conference Playoffs. Both the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors rank in the top seven in scoring per game with well over 100 points per game.

Scouting Denver

They may not have a superstar player, but there's a benefit for the Denver Nuggets on having so many talented players - the best offense in the NBA. They're ranked first in points (106.1), fastbreak points (20.1), and points in the paint (58) per game in the league. In general the strongest quarters offensively are during the second (27.7) and fourth (25.9) quarters. To put it simply, they're the best offensive team in the NBA with the least-known players around the nation.

Some faults include being ranked 28th in free throw shooting percentage (.701) and teams on average shoot over 23 3-point attempts against the Nuggets. That bodes as a serious upside for Stephen Curry and the Warriors who make as many 3-pointers that Denver gives up.

Ty Lawson leads team with averages of 16.7 points and 6.9 assists per game.

It's a near-perfect schedule with a balance between days off and network broadcasts for the first four games. Just one day off between games at both venues, then two days for travel between Denver and Oakland.

Ideally, if the Warriors are in position to win a game six, they should really try to get that victory. Both trips back to Denver for games five and seven would come off of one day of rest.

Three Storylines

How healthy is Andrew Bogut? He's missed 42 games this season while recovering from micro-fracture surgery on his ankle. Bogut averages 5.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 1.71 blocks a game.

When will Kenneth Faried come back to play? He played in every game this season until the final two with his ankle injury. He'll be listed as day-to-day but the Nuggets would love to have him, averaging a little over 11 points and rebounds in four games against the Warriors this season.

Can Golden State handle Denver's frontcourt? One of the biggest mismatches are points in the paint with the Nuggets holding a 19.7-point advantage per game.

Prediction

Denver Nuggets in 7. It would be a shock if all the games in this series aren't over 100 points, and there's easily a chance that Golden State can take it if they get it to Oakland with a 3-2 lead and capitalize in Oracle Arena. But the assists and points in the paint advantage is the key, and that's more reliable than the 3-point advantage the Warriors have.

Golden State will open up with Denver in the NBA Playoffs beginning this weekend, Oakland gets ready for Tampa Bay after sweeping Houston, and San Francisco will try to salvage a game in the Milwaukee series.

NBA

Golden State Warriors 99, Portland Trail Blazers 88

Stephen Curry (GSW): Sets record 272 3-point shots made in a season.

Klay Thompson (GSW): 24 points, 5-7 from 3-point range

First-Round Playoff Schedule (this weekend):

SATURDAY

Boston Celtics at New York Knicks - 12:00 PM PT, ABC

Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets - 2:30 PT, ESPN

Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets - 5:00 PT, ESPN

Memphis Grizzlies at Los Angeles Clippers - 7:30 PT, ESPN2

SUNDAY

Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers - 10:00 AM PT, TNT

Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio Spurs - 12:30 PM PT, ABC

Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat - 4:00 PT, TNT

Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder - 6:30 PT, TNT

MLB

Milwaukee Brewers 4, San Francisco Giants 3

Yuniesky Betancourt (MIL): 2nd-straight home run in series (2 HR this season)

In a move that was expected, Major League Soccer has suspended Alan Gordon for a total of four games because of a homophobic slur that was caught on camera and for getting a red card in the match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Portland Timbers last Sunday night.

Here's the upcoming schedule for the Earthquakes showing what games Gordon will miss while serving his suspensions:

April 21st vs. Portland Timbers (2-1-3)

April 27th at Chivas USA (3-2-1)

May 4th vs. Montreal Impact (4-1-1)

May 8th vs. Toronto FC (1-2-3)

It's a tough slate to miss with three of the four games being against teams that are currently in the playoffs. The schedule features a rematch against the Timbers, the second-best team in the Western Conference, and the top team in the Eastern Conference.

Gordon will also "attend diversity and sensitivity training" according to the report. It was mandated by league commissioner Don Garber. Leagues already go through this type of training before the season begins.

Here's the official statement by Garber in the report:

"Major League Soccer stands against discrimination and prejudice of any
kind and will not tolerate this type of behavior," MLS Commissioner Don
Garber said. "All of our players, staff and fans must remain committed
to respect and dignity at all times."

Gordon has no goals and one assist this season with just one shot on goal attempted.

Here's the lineup of Wednesday night's action involving Bay Area teams. It's the final night of the NBA regular season as the Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, and Utah Jazz are all jostling for the final positions in the Western Conference.

The San Francisco 49ers will be holding a local pro day on Wednesday, and it's been reported that Nate Montana, Joe Montana's son, will be participating in the event. Is there a chance that his father's former team may be eyeing a spot on him?

Nate's been in the low light since transferring from Notre Dame a few years ago after a few problems with the law. That was combined with his dad's issues of how the university handled the entire situation. From a story on Bleacher Report when the transfer happened:

"What happened with my son and the reasons for leaving Notre Dame shouldn't happen to any kid," he said. "At this point in time, it's hard to be in their corner." Montana stressed "preparation, work and trust" as the keys to success. "I really believe that the way you come to work every day has more to do with your success than anything you do," he said.

His son Nate Montana recently transferred from Notre Dame to the Montana Grizzles. But during his stay in South Bend he was arrested twice for underage drinking and suspension of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Well, hindsight is definitely 20/20 with the Irish coming off of a National Championship appearance. But as time went on Montana eventually played at West Virginia Wesleyan, a Division II school. From the AP report, he completed 225-436 passes for 2,480 yards and 19 touchdowns along with seven interceptions and 12 sacks.

"It's going to be hard for him to transition to the next level," Brooks said. "His passes don't have zip. He has difficulty making pro throws."

"He's a great kid, his measurables are fine, but in terms of playing at the next level, his performance here was not very good."

Nate Montana won't be drafted later this month, but he'll have a last-chance effort at potentially the supplemental draft or getting into a training camp later on as teams get ready for the season.

Now what about his shot with the San Francisco 49ers, the team where Nate's dad arguably displayed what it takes to the best quarterback in the NFL?

There's not much of a chance. With Colin Kaepernick solidifying his starting position and the addition of Colt McCoy in the offseason, it simply doesn't make sense to combine Nate's development to what expectations that he would be held to in San Francisco. It would be better to start in a different football league if he wants a career in this sport.

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OK Joe so if the tv camera or a fans cell phone sees a player or caddy intentionally kicking their ball (hypothetical) to improve the lie and the player then finishes out and signs the card, nothing should happen to that golfer after it is known later that he kicked his ball. Ridiculous!!! and sorry but you sound like a true idiot on this one. There is no way for officials to watch every thing every player does and that is why the integrity of the game and your score rests with the player and the player alone. It is obvious that you are not a REAL golfer. Go back to fluffing your ball in the rough.

And Brian, if you don't have knowledge about golf or its rules please refrain from giving an opinion. You are a journalist, I think, aren't you suppose to be an expert in what you are writing about. This issue is 100% black and white to anyone who has ever played golf competitively in their lives. Ignorance of the rules is no excuse. He benefited from a bad drop as he stated in the interview. He was the only one who knew that and that is why the golfer is solely responsible for their score. If you don't understand that then you don't understand or know golf.

Thanks for the comments, Mike.

I do have knowledge about golf and everyone is entitled to their own opinions on a subject no matter their level of knowledge. Because this is a blog and not an official AP report I'm also entitled to opinions if desired. My goal is to keep this a diverse and newsworthy sports blog, and to keep it fresh opinions are necessary.

This isn't about IF Tiger Woods made a mistake, because he certainly did. But myself along with other expert golfers want to know when exactly Tiger knew he made a mistake as I pointed out in the post.

Another starter for the San Francisco Giants suffered a disastrous inning early to put the team in near possible odds to win the series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. But the Giants had a valiant effort with a rejuvenated offense that fell just short in the end.

Pablo Sandoval was the lead man offensively bringing in four RBIs for the Giants (9-5) on two hits, one of them being a double in the 3rd inning to bring in Angel Pagan and Marco Scutaro to make an early 3-1 lead.

That didn't last long as the Brewers (4-8) roughed up Barry Zito in the bottom of the inning. He would only be able to get two outs and never made it out of the inning after facing 11 batters.

Zito's final stat line: 2.2 innings pitched, eight hits, nine runs (all earned), and five strikeouts. The biggest damage was dealt by Milwaukee's Yuniesky Betancourt with a grand slam after the bases were loaded for a second time in the third inning.

The Giants were able to chip away at the lead and cut it all the way to a 9-7 deficit in the top of the 6th when Sandoval brought in Nick Noonan across home plate on a sacrifice fly. Brewers reliever Brandon Kintzler came in when Sandoval was at bat and was able to strike out Buster Posey with Pagan at second base to avoid any more damage.

John Axford struck out Marco Scutaro and Sandoval back-to-back in the 8th inning, and Andres Torres flied out to the warning track in the 9th with Brandon Belt at 2nd base to end multiple threats by San Francisco to dive into the deficit any more.

Belt finally looked consistent at the plate tonight getting a team-high three hits on four ABs. Noonan came in and delivered during his pinch hit opportunity. Scutaro extended his hitting streak to seven games.

Eight different Brewers scored and five had runs batted in, but a player that did neither was Ryan Braun. He went 0-5 and had a career-high four strikeouts, pulling the dreaded golden sombrero.

Hunter Pence also went 0-5 with two strikeouts. This is only the third game he didn't get a hit in the 14 he's played in this season.

The series resumes tomorrow night with Ryan Vogelsong taking on Kyle Lohse. First pitch will be at 5:10 p.m. PT at Miller Park.

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